A Utah county benefits administrator fired while on medical leave can't proceed with a Family and Medical Leave Act interference claim because the county showed that the termination wasn't related to the exercise of her FMLA rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled July 25.

The Towers Watson study looked at executive compensation plans at 50 companies with the most consistent outperformance in total shareholder return versus the S&P 1500 over the past 15 years, bringing to light that such businesses take into account stock options and incentive plans—and incorporate the use of return metrics.

While conventional wisdom says that successful companies pay their head executives multi-million dollar salaries, new research finds that the more organizations pay their CEOS, the more they perform poorly and hinder business.

Once an applicant has obtained a patent and has identified possible infringers in the marketplace, the question becomes what to do next. One of the most obvious steps is to contact the infringer by letter.